Non European Contrast - Unit Assessment

The Year 2 Geography unit assessment by Focus Education (UK) Ltd evaluates students' understanding of non-European places, with an emphasis on contrasting them to familiar European settings. The assessment covers a range of topics including climate, geography, and culture. For instance, students are asked to identify what a drought means, with the correct answer being a place where there has not rained for a long time. They also need to recognize African countries, with Kenya and Nigeria as examples, and understand the distinction between continents and oceans, identifying Africa and Asia as continents, and the Atlantic and Pacific as oceans.

Further questions delve into the differences between schools in some African regions and England, where larger class sizes and less equipment are typical challenges faced by African schools. The assessment also compares climates, highlighting that Africa generally experiences warmer temperatures and some areas suffer from long periods without water, unlike England. Children are asked to identify animals and fruits native to Africa, such as elephants, meerkats, mangos, and pineapples. Additionally, the assessment encourages environmental awareness by asking which actions can conserve water, such as fixing dripping taps and using hose pipes less often. Lastly, students learn about the Masai Mara, a significant national reserve in Africa, and use a map to identify the most western and southern continents, as well as naming the five major oceans.